Australopithecus: Name means "Southern ape". Was alive 4-5million years ago in Africa.
Homo habilis: Name means "handy man". Was alive 2.4 million years ago in Africa. Homo erectus: Name means "upright man" was alive 2-1.5 million years ago in Africa. Homo sapiens: Name means "wise man". Is alive now but appeared in Africa 200,000 million years ago.
Aspects of Daily life effects notes
Food Supply: In the paleolithic period, hunter-gatherers had to go hunting for sheep but now in the neolithic period we go buy sheep meat.
Occupations: During the paleolithic period, the main thing was to find food but now in the neolithic period, we pay attention to homes' artistic and religious purpose.
Population/Settlement: In the paleolithic period, people lived in tents and went out for hunting and settled in an another place, but we now live in one big house and don't move houses where ever we go to.
Resources: During the paleolithic period, people only used resources that they had in their immediate area.
Shelter: In the paleolithic period, people lived in tents but now we live in buildings.
Technology: In the paleolithic period, hunter-gatherers used to used a stone called "chopper" to chop food but now we use knifes and other stuff.
Vocabulary
hominid: an early ancestor of humans. ancestor: a relative who lived in the past. paleolithic era: old stone age. mesolithic era: middle stone age. neolithic era: new stone age. society: a community of people who share a common culture. hunter-gatherers: people who hunt animals and gather wild plant,seeds,fruits and nuts to survive. migrate: to move ice age: what freezing time are called. land bridge: a strip of land connecting two continents. domestication: the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to human.
development of agriculture: farming megaliths: huge stones used as monuments.
Other Notes
Man hunter-gatherers mostly hunted and woman hunter-gatherers usually collected fruits, seeds, etc.
Class Study Guide
Hominids and their Characteristics
Australopithecus: Name means "Southern ape". Was alive 4-5million years ago in Africa.
Homo habilis: Name means "handy man". Was alive 2.4 million years ago in Africa.Homo erectus: Name means "upright man" was alive 2-1.5 million years ago in Africa.
Homo sapiens: Name means "wise man". Is alive now but appeared in Africa 200,000 million years ago.
Aspects of Daily life effects notes
Food Supply: In the paleolithic period, hunter-gatherers had to go hunting for sheep but now in the neolithic period we go buy sheep meat.Occupations: During the paleolithic period, the main thing was to find food but now in the neolithic period, we pay attention to homes' artistic and religious purpose.
Population/Settlement: In the paleolithic period, people lived in tents and went out for hunting and settled in an another place, but we now live in one big house and don't move houses where ever we go to.
Resources: During the paleolithic period, people only used resources that they had in their immediate area.
Shelter: In the paleolithic period, people lived in tents but now we live in buildings.
Technology: In the paleolithic period, hunter-gatherers used to used a stone called "chopper" to chop food but now we use knifes and other stuff.
Vocabulary
hominid: an early ancestor of humans.ancestor: a relative who lived in the past.
paleolithic era: old stone age.
mesolithic era: middle stone age.
neolithic era: new stone age.
society: a community of people who share a common culture.
hunter-gatherers: people who hunt animals and gather wild plant,seeds,fruits and nuts to survive.
migrate: to move
ice age: what freezing time are called.
land bridge: a strip of land connecting two continents.
domestication: the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to human.
development of agriculture: farming
megaliths: huge stones used as monuments.
Other Notes
Man hunter-gatherers mostly hunted and woman hunter-gatherers usually collected fruits, seeds, etc.